Biden Administration unwinds Trump Wealth Test for Immigrants
The Biden administration on September 8, finalized a rule to replace a Trump-era policy that sought to limit immigration of those it feared may rely on social services. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy rolls back the Trump administration’s so-called public charge rule, restricting immigration pathways for those seeking to become U.S. citizens only if they are “primarily dependent on the government for subsistence.” The Biden administration stopped defendin
Federal government expects to process all Employment-based Green Cards this year
The government failed to process all available Green Cards last year The U.S. federal government expects to process all, employment-based green cards by the end of this fiscal year, hoping to avoid a repeat of last year when it let thousands of green cards go to waste. Typically, about 140,000 employment-based green cards are given to foreign employees and their families a year. This number represents only a fraction of the demand, which leaves many applicants (mainly from In